Beginning today, for the first time, the NEA Foundation is accepting applications from all active NEA classroom teachers for its 2018 Global Learning Fellowship. Let the world be your classroom! The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship offers educators 12 months of professional development to support them as they build global competence skills and create their own lesson plans to share with educators around the world. Fellows will also travel to another country in the summer for a … [Read more...]
Great Teacher Leadership Opportunity! (TLI)
Applications Extended for National Leadership Program: Deadline is now December 30 Applications for the 2017 Teacher Leadership Institute (formerly known as the Teacher Leadership Initiative) are now being accepted through December 30. Click here for more information and a link to the online application. The TLI is a partnership among the MTA, the NEA, the Center for Teaching Quality and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to prepare educators who want to play a … [Read more...]
NEA and MTA Elected Positions Opportunities
Election Opportunities for MTA Ethnic Minority Members - MTA Statewide and Regional Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly - Regional Ethnic Minority Delegates to the MTA Annual Meeting - Other Opportunities for Election Our strength as a union is built on member engagement and union democracy. From the local, to the state, to the national level, we need members to speak, act, and organize. Fighting for racial justice requires that we work to bring a diversity of voices into our … [Read more...]
Letter from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García about the nomination of Betsy DeVos
Activist, Our public schools are the place where we prepare the nation's young people to contribute to our society, economy and citizenry. It's a tall task. So we expect our elected leaders and policymakers, regardless of political affiliation, to fundamentally believe in and value a strong and inclusive public education system that ensures every student can succeed, no matter their ZIP code. Unfortunately, with the recent nomination of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education, the nation … [Read more...]
Choice Course Homework Policy
To: All CPS Educators From: Joint Labor/Management Professional Development Committee Date: November 28, 2016 Re: Guidance for Learning Outside of Choice Courses In order to clarify whether or not “homework” outside of choice course hours may be assigned, the Professional Development Committee issues the following guidance: · Homework policy for choice courses: In general, a 10-hour choice course will not require work outside of the 10 hours. Additional resources (readings, videos or … [Read more...]